The North Water feels like the result of an encounter between Joseph Conrad and Cormac McCarthy in some run-down port as they offer each other a long, sour nod of recognition. A tour de force of narrative tension and a masterful reconstruction of a lost world' - Hilary Mantel 'Riveting and darkly brilliant. An enjoyable contrast to most literary fiction' - Robbie Millen, The Times 'Brilliant, fast-paced, gripping. The powerful story and the riches of the setting do not romanticise the past' - Erica Wagner, New Statesman 'The North Water has exceptional power and energy' - Nick Rennison, Sunday Times 'A vivid read, full of twists, turns, period detail and strong characters. think The Revenant for the Arctic Circle' - The Millions 'This book is quite a ride. a writer of exceptional craft and confidence' - Paraic O'Connell, Irish times 'Raw and compulsively readable. As a stylist, too, McGuire is never less than assured. Inspired' - Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail 'As a storyteller, McGuire has a sure and unwavering touch, and he has engineered a superbly compelling suspense narrative. Such fine writing might have been lifted from the pages of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick' - Independent on Sunday 'Terrific, seamed with pitch black humour and possessed of a momentum that's kept up to the final, unexpected but resoundingly satisfying scene.
This is a stunning novel, one that snares the reader from the outset and keeps the tightest grip until its bitter end' - Financial Times 'Horrifically gripping.
The North Water has, in places, a Conrad-Melville undercurrent, but for the most part it is Dickens's influence that is most keenly felt. Behold: one of the finest books of the year' - James Kidd, Independent 'McGuire delivers one bravura set-piece after another. 'A stunning achievement, by turns great fun and shocking, thrilling and provocative.
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